Hatching

Full definition of hatching

Noun

1. A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
2. A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time.We got a good hatching from the Swallowtail eggs.
3. The act of an egg hatching, eclosion

Verb

1. Present participle of hatch